Request refused | Request granted | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Total N = 248a | Total N = 245a | ||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
I was dreading | |||
The emotional burden of performing EAS | 107 (48.0%) | 140 (58.3%) | 0.026 |
The emotional burden of preparing EAS | 106 (45.9%) | 130 (54.2%) | 0.072 |
Assessing whether the due care criteria have been met | 90 (38.5%) | 52 (21.7%) | < 0.001 |
The time the decision-making process would take | 74 (31.6%) | 66 (27.8%) | 0.370 |
Dealing with relatives of the patient | 64 (28.3%) | 27 (11.4%) | < 0.001 |
Waiting for the judgement of the euthanasia review committees | 56 (25.5%) | 63 (26.4%) | 0.825 |
The administration of lethal drugs | 47 (25.0%) | 77 (32.5%) | 0.092 |
The administrative burden of notifying the unnatural death | 54 (24.4%) | 99 (41.4%) | < 0.001 |
The reactions of other care providers | 42 (18.3%) | 13 (5.4%) | < 0.001 |